make safety recommendations so it doesn't happen again. this is important because it's not just about the piece of metal but if we can make a recommendation, including oversight or anything else. >> the question was how this investigation is different from others, having the video and pictures available. on one hand, that is an excellent source of information, on the other hand, obviously there is not a lot of other specific components and things of the wreckage. certainly at this point we can identify. so that information will help in some ways but there is a lot of others that would make it quite difficult actually. >> so the question is whether it's been determined if they were on course at the time of

the crash. let me emphasize again, we're less than 24 hours into the investigation, that is another question we're clearly be examined, but we don't have any information at this time. so the question is whether the pilot health or age is a consideration. those things will absolutely be looked at. medical history, his age, training, experience, certificates he held, all of that will be part of the investigation. i'm going the phone. operator, is there a question from the phone -- no question at the phone at this time.

so the question is about whether what has been observed in the last moments prior to impact. what we can say is pretty clear that altitude and high speed low altitude, when nose up climbed briefly and nosed over quickly and impacted. anything further could still be investigated at this time. it's just too soon. so the question is whether the modifications of these airplanes are contributing to their safety risk but that is a question that will be looked at. we're not just interested in the metal but oversight, modifications and any aspect of this investigation will help us understand the cause but the kind of safety recommendations we can make to make sure it doesn't happen again. that will be absolutely be looked at investigators.

>> we're going fake one more, please. i'm sorry. >> so the question was whether or not recommendations could be in the area of actually moving spectators back. that is an area that will be looked at and i think it's important we will identify the cause and make safety recommendations. if we identify anything that is appropriate to actually put out an urgent recommendation we could do that before the end it was analyzed. that will be looked at. if we get climbing is an issue, we can send urgent information in that area. i want to highlight that periodic updates will be provided. public affairs people will let you know. i'm going finish to thank to the

first responders for all their efforts. i know the mayor of reno is here. we acknowledge him and thank you sir. there has been a lot of effort and support. >> gregg: new update from the ntsb on that deadly air show crash. federal investigators raising the death toll. we didn't know this until moments ago, nine people in all were killed when this pilot lost control, nose diving toward the bleacher section of the grandstand and n.t.s.b. inspector was already there when the crash happened. wreckage has been examined. pictures show a piece came off the plane. they think they have that piece. that will be the focus as will safety recommendations. there is a quote from a spectator said if the pilot hadn't pulled up the last second he would have taken out the entire bleacher section meaning hundreds could have been killed. >> it could have been so much worse.

>> gregg: i'm gregg jarrett. >> heather: i'm hed heather childers. we're would b to show you pictures but word of caution. pictures are disturbing. >> heather: can you imagine, it slams into the tarmac near the crowded grandstand as gregg mentioned, sending debris in all directions. the plane suddenly pitched upward and plunged toward the ground. >> it twisted and turned and wham! it was all brown smoke and debris, no fire, started wobbling and came up and he started heading toward the stands and looks like he was going to still controlling and try to fly over the stands and get away from those. and plane just kind of turned hard, when it started coming down and he must have been

pulling on the stick to try to get as far away from the stands as possible. >> heather: casey, casey stegall joins us by phone and what you are learning there on the ground. >> reporter: heather, i'm streaming live from the airfield because the ntsb press conference wrapping up a stone's throw away from where i'm standing now. as you heard with officials speaking with the national transportation safety board the investigation is infancy stages. they have a lot of work do. it doesn't matter how many times you see this video. it sends chills all up and down your spine. take a look for yourself a lot of amateur cameras rolling and caught this on tape. some of the pilots on the ground say that they believe that the plane's elevator was damaged, an elevator on a plane is basically a flap on its surface that allows the pilots to maneuver the plane through the air.

of course, that is just some of the recommendations from pilots on the ground that saw this. that is not coming from the n.t.s.b. but certainly being discussed. again, this chilling video of the p-51 mustang crashing right next on to a grandstand. debris sent flying into crowd entering dozens of bystanders. officials here on the ground say again, the death toll stands at 9 including the pilot and more than 50 people were taken to area hospitals. now, here is what we know at this point about the pilot. he was very experienced. in fact in accomplished hollywood stunt pilot he had been racing planes since 1975 and competed in more than 120 races around the country. jimmy leeward 74 years old and his family was here. they watched in horror as that plane went down and once more, he was interviewed just one day before this accident where he was explaining his game plan for

winning the races here in reno this weekend. listen. >> right now i think we've calculated out, we're fast as anybody in the field or even a little faster. to start with, we didn't want to show our hand until about saturday or sunday. >> reporter: that p-51 mustang, by the way, can travel at speeds of 500 miles an hour. it was plane that was used in world war 2. it's been flying the skies. these air races and stunt shows very popular all around the country. there have been previous accidents in years past at this particular event in reno. as you heard, those investigators that the press conference allude to there is going to be an examination of how far spectators are kept back in the future. but the faa does monitor these

air shows very closely, flight plans are filed. they go over the plane's maintenance records, go over the medical records and things like that. a very tragic accident but really the fascinating part of this and gregg alluded to this, some people on the ground say that house of people could have been injured. it appears that the pilot may have tried to avoid the crowd as much as he could knowing that he was going down in flames. a very developing story in reno. more updates are coming. we're going to keep you updated here throughout the day on fox news. >> heather: thank you very much. casey stegall reporting for us. fox news alert, another deadly air event, this one an air show not an air race, a crash that we're just learning about, this one at 167th air lift wing in martinsberg, west virginia but

we know that a plane crashed. it happened during an acrobatic demonstration at an air show. there are reports that the pilot is dead but no word of any injuries on the ground. we'll keep you updated on this as we get them. >> gregg: president obama trying to get a new jobs bill passed. appealing for public support for his $3447 billion plan. he is asking americans to contact their congressmen. take a listen. >> it will create new jobs, cut taxes for every worker and small business in the country and it will not add to the deficit. it will be paid for. on monday i'll lay out my plan how we'll do that, pay down our debt by following basic principles. making sure we live within our moons and asking everyone to pay their fair share. right now we've got to get congress to pass this jobs bill. >> gregg: in the republican

address congressman of illinois called reduce regulations on businesses because u.s. government rules is choking off all the hiring. >> washington needs to be a red tape factory with more than 4,000 rules in the pipeline, hundreds of which would cost our economy more than $100 million annually. disappointing reality what may be a faceless regulation to most can have a profound impact on local economies and families like yours. what is important these rules are effective and dependable. job creators should be able to focus on their work, not on washington's business work busy work. >> and approval ratings, according to a new poll, 43% of americans approve of the president's performance and a lot of that comes from his handling of the economy.

57% disapproving of his handling of the economy. 34% are satisfied with how he is doing that. can the president overcome these numbers? how might it affect his jobs plan. bob is managing editor of the hill. when a majority of americans disapprove of the way you are handling your job as president and even more disapprove of your handling of the economy and job creation, to what extent does that diminish your ability to govern not just persuade congress but the american people? >> the president's approval ratings are very low, but good news it could be lower with the unemployment rate the deficit, nation's credit rating. it's not in the 30s. president clinton and reagan had similar ratings and they went on to win the election. tough week for president obama,

they lost the election in new york. democrats are not as united when he gave his big speech. it will a tough road for the white house. >> you know what, as bad as the president's numbers are they are really good compared to congress. a scant 12% approve the way congress is actually handling its jobs. but both parties disapprove of both parties but they disapprove of republicans more than democrats. can the president essentially do what harry truman did and he ran for reelection by running against congress? >> it's definitely possible. we're going to see if it works, to run against congress. democrats has a little niche as opposed to republicans in congress. republican brand is still trying to recover from 2006 and 2008 and it's really interesting that the republican leaders in congress this month have held

back their rhetoric about obama. they have criticized the jobs plan but republicans are also nervous about their majority in congress in the house and remember, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is trying to win the majority of the senate. incumbents in washington including obama very nervous. >> gregg: people were polled specifically on the president's jobs plan and what may be surprising. 80% think that the stimulus portion of the bill is a good idea though it's not called stimulus but spending money on the nation's infrastructure, bridges, airports and schools. that is far more than 56% that think that cutting payroll taxes is a good idea. what do you make of that? >> that is most fascinating part of the pol poll. including mitch mcconnell, i asked him about let's fix the

bridge from ohio and goes to boehner's district into kentucky. and mcconnell i think that bridge does need to be rebuilt. cantor the majority leader says we're not against infrastructure. so that a significant shift from republican because voters like bridges to be repaired and roads to be fixed. >> let's look at republicans in the last second we got here. they are more energized than democrats but not happy with the choices they have. half the republicans who plan to vote in the primary say they would like more choices among candidates. will that, bob, likely change as voters become more familiar with the current candidates and if it does change, i wonder in what direction. i any the only way if sarah palin gets in, right now, more and more republicans are seeing that rick perry and/or mitt romney could win. one of them could beat president

obama. i think the voters are starting to realize this is the field. it basically and you said it, gregg, the republican base is fired up regardless of who wins the primary. >> bob, great to see you. thanks very much. >> heather: new reports from the front lines of libya that rebel fighters are plotting their next move after suffering a major set back. they are said to be regrouping in a khadafy stronghold after being driven by by fierce resistance. david piper is streaming live from tripoli. >> the rebels launched an offensive to try to recapture the hometown but they are facing fierce resistance. they are being held up by experienced snipers who are training their guns from the north of high-rise buildings.

khadafy's forces keeping up a constant mortar barrage. rebels claim they have moved nearly a mile into that town but we can't confirm that. rebels have brought out tanks to help them in their defenses. khadafy's spokesman speaking via phone says there is no chance of a town falling to rebels. before that latest offense, it's been reported that one of khadafy's sons was seen in serte. and 90 miles southeast of here, rebels are struggling to take it. they launched an attack yesterday but were beaten back by well organized khadafy troops. they pulled back to regroup. two sides continued to trade mortar and rocket fire. rebel forces are now also pushing towards a third khadafy stronghold in the deep south of the country. they have managed now to capture

and air base about 45 miles north of saber but they wanted to secure that area before they push on to their other khadafy stronghold. back to you. >> heather: thank you very much. >> gregg: new look at america's most elite soldiers. we're going to tell but one retired marine that helps you prepare future navy seals. >> heather: freedom could come soon maybe for two american hikers jailed in iran. we'll tell you about the latest glimmer of home hope. >> gregg: have you heard about this one? new pole showing hillary clinton is the most popular politician in america. will we see her on the campaign trail in 2012 and in what capacity? power panel will debated that coming up. now, when you want powerful wifi, you've got it.

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>> gregg: welcome back. from covert missions in kuwait to hunting down osama bin laden. navy seals have played a major role in combat operations for decades but becoming one of the

most elite soldiers comes with a price. we'll tell you about one retired marine that leads seals through grueling exercises hogue to prepare them for any dangerous situation they may face. julie banderas has more. >> julie: the training program helps special warfare candidates pursuing careers in the military while the pre-training classes like these are just around the country, this program is especially unique. alan, a retired marine has been doing this in connecticut for about 11 years volunteering his time two to three times a week to put the future seals and marines through a combination of exercises and military exercises. he teaches them how to work beyond their physical and mental limits. he says it takes more than just being in good shape to make the cut. >> it's not about a skill, how far to throw the ball but do you

have the mentality when the chips are down and you lost your guys and you are getting hammered and there is ten times more enemy than you thought, will you have courage the mental fortitude that spirit that i talked about before and go any way? >> julie: the lucky candidates that come to him they get invaluable experience that gives them a one up over other recruits and had say they would be lost without the program. >> we don't take it for granted. we savor every second like it. it could look like torture to you but we are loving every second. >> it's getting better for the next time you are here. trying to do everything as best you can. >> julie: and when done, it's off to california for basic underwater demolition, legendary six-month field training program. it's incredible to watch.

these guys work so hard. >> gregg: julie banderas, thanks so much. >> heather: still no timetable when two american hikers jailed in iran will be set free. we heard mahmoud ahmadinejad earlier in the week that the two would be released in just a matter of days only to have that revoked by the powerful judiciary and now iran's foreign minister their sentence could be thrown out as gesture of islamic mercy. but it's unclear when that will happen. they were arrested on the iran-iraq border. last month they were sentenced to eight years in prison. >> gregg: new details of the air show crash, nine reported dead. we're hearing incredible stories from spectators that saw the whole thing. an eyewitness joins us next with his story.

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try align to help retain a balanced digestive syst. try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended probiotic. align. >> heather: fox news alert. death toll climbing to nine in that horrific air crash in reno, nevada. that is according to the n.t.s.b. who has crews right now on the scene combing through the crash scene but now we're hearing incredible stories from eyewitnesses who saw the whole thing unfold. joining us now on the phone is jeff martinez who is a pilot and jeff, first of all, thank you for joining us. i understand you were there with two little girls? >> yes. that is right. hi, heather, i had my two-year-old naomi. it's such a great event to see but i've never seen anything like that.

we were in our rv about two blocks from the grandstand. my daughter was sitting in my lap and then all of a sudden, the plane goes straight up in the air and veers to the right and i swear it was coming right at us in the rv park. i grabbed my daughter and it went straight in by the grandstand and it wasn't explosion and smoke everywhere and i said -- oh, my god. there is going to be a lot of people hurt. >> heather: you were in the rv park area, how far was the crash scene where i understand the bleachers was? >> the rv area is maybe about two blocks away from the event. you can still get a good vantage point of planes up in the sky. from what i understand the pilot did a heck of a job to avoid the main grandstands and tried to put it down to the taxi way but unfortunately that is where the

spectators were and it exploded and lots of injuries and fatals. believe it the day before i was there with my seven-year-old in the grandstand and i'm thinking, thank god we were there yesterday. >> heather: after this happened, did you leave your rv? did you go out and see any of aftermath yourself firsthand? >> well, we were outside, not inside the airport but the rv park was full and everybody was in disbelief. coming out of the rvs west side hands over their faces. they couldn't believe it. and they were in the stands and came back later and they had tears in their eyes. they couldn't believe what they with it. also, just so happens family practice doctor has about hundred yards away from the accident and he was one of the first on the scene to help

triage and they were announcing over the intercom com 'if there are medical people that can help please come on by and helicopters were coming in. it was mayhem. >> heather: i have one more question. i have to ask you this because a lot of people are talking about the safety involved in air shows like this. have you been a tior shows like this before. you know you are a pilot but specifically taking your children. is that a concern for you and after this has happened, will you take your children again? >> that a good question. just the day before i had my seven-year-old in the grandstand at the same spot. it's been one of those risks, its beautiful event when everything goes right. it's amazing to watch these pilots, 500 miles an hour so i don't know that is a good question. it will be interesting to see

what happens to the reno air races. it's an amazing event for reno and it's too bad it had to happen. our hearts go to all the victims in this. >> heather: thank you so much for joining us. we are glad that you and your children are safe. >> thank you. >> greg: a diplomatic showdown in the works of the united nations. next week the president of palestinian authority will apply to the security council for full membership which would give them a sovereign state but the bid for statedhood setting a clash with israel. how will it play out. here is a christian widen a principal of good to see you. as you know the u.s. is vowing to veto any requests before the security council which invites the question, why is mahmoud ahmadinejad doing it anyway? why not make the application

before the general assembly, there is no veto and pro-palestinian majority? >> my understanding there is the possibility of going to the general assembly. it's likely an elevation from where they are now. up to a non-member state which would put them on par with the vatican. they are not going to get full membership. that would require the security council's approval which is subject to veto. >> obama administration first tried to make a unilateral bid for statehood and that didn't work. then the administration tried to shift it to general assembly, that failed as well. this is this a double defeat for president obama's approach? >> it doesn't lood gook. a key bedrock component has been to breathe light into the united nations. you recall that when we went to war in libya, the administration did not seek approval from

congress but did consult and seek approval from the united nations but this episode would seem again to illustrate the limitations of the u.n. does anybody think that palestinian authority would be durable peace between israel and palestinian or more of a symbol that the u.n. can't solve any of the international crisis that occur. >> gregg: how do you think the arab world would react to the u.s. veto? >> some of it is overstated. saudi official, they wrote it would imperil the special relationship between u.s. and saudi arabia. the fact is there is no special relationship between the u.s. and saudi arabia. a lot of people around the world think if you solve israel you solve terrorism. think it's backwards. you have external forces that you have israel-palestine

unsolvable now that preclude peace at this time. so we should focus on solving those. >> gregg: what do you think if the palestinians denied statehood react with violence. israel retaliate with punitive countermeasures? does all of this escalate dare i say the third enfada? >> it probably means the status quo from now. nobody expect anything from the u.n.. there is a question where does u.s. policy go from now add leading into a presidential election, it might be time two decades after the cold war to reexamine our support for the u.n. also aid to palestine rather than the palestinian authority. as rick perry wrote, we should encourage palestinians who want to have prosperity rather than

air grievances. >> and file question, hamas the militant group that continues gaza is mad at mahmoud ahmadinejad making the move giving the reasonableness is not their strong suit. >> that's right. once again, i think it emphasizes you don't have the components here to achieve peace. the united states is constantly goaded to lean on israel to have a peace agreement with the palestinians. but you don't have a party on the other side of the table. we should supported israel and sell them arms they provide and this isn't going to be solve here and not at the u.n.. >> gregg: christian, good to see you. >> heather: a job for solyndra as they go bankrupt. but problems for the white house might be just beginning.

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>> solyndra is going to be investigated. department of justice is going after them not just for civil investigation but perhaps criminal charges. what i would do as a prosecutor, i would say, all right bring in solyndra and have their executives talk to me. how did you come to this? how you get all that money? what were your sources? it would lead back to the white house and if that is true, we've seen the e-mails back and forth with solyndra executives then the white house is looking at a problem. >> $535 million is a lot of money for one company. both the democratic committee and republican committee there are people that opened the doors at the white house and even congress people. we know about that the issue if the white house wanted this, why did the f.b.i. go after them immediately and why did the justice department go after them. white house has nothing to hide. if they did they would go slow on the investigation.

>> this is huge concern. this is waste of our tax dollars. big concern is you have special interest groups or individuals who are driving president obama's clean energy policy. you have george kaiser, jeff imeldt he has vested interest in this and john dorr he has substantial independent in they want the renewable energy market to thrive and kill fossil fuel. >> it's bad for every company, that gets contracts -- >> $535 million. >> it was begin through the stimulus. this was the big one. this was supposed to be the poster child for green and look how it turned out. but the real issue is going to be exactly as you put it.

can the department make a step by step analysis and show, look it was that cronyism. >> the department is obama department so they are investigating the white house. >> i would even call and independent counsel at that point. bring back the independent counsel. >> that is something we can agree it's just the beginning. a lot more will continue to unapproval on both sides as we continue to investigate. let's move on to next topic. new poll shows hillary clinton is the most popular politician in the u.s. today, two-thirds of americans view her favorably. another third say they are suffering from some kind of remorse. but what does it say for the white house right now? >> she is out of fray, she is not responsible for the high unemployment or the debt and spending going on. she is being viewed as someone who is doing something and she has the name recognition.

it's obvious that people will probably feel this way. >> and possibly get on the campaign trail and be a part of the obama administration. >> do you think she'll get on the campaign trail? >> i think she has to. >> she has to go witness. absolutely. >> she is associated why the fact the unemployment is so high. >> i think --. [ talking over each other ] >> but he endorsed the team of rivals and he picked her for that for that reason. they worked very well together. i think this is a win-win situation. >> obama is pretty radioactive right now. >> heather: we have another interview segment. democratic switchers. and michele bachmann getting in some trouble. we'll talk about that and more with our power panel coming up.

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>> gregg: fox news alert. brand-new videotape, second deadly crash we told you about, martinsburg, west virginia the prean crashed.

they report the pilot is dead but no word on any injuries on the ground. we'll keep you updated on any new developments. >> heather: well, republican presidential candidate michele bachmann catching some heat over remarks she made to gop rival texas governor rick perry. bachmann went after perry for his order mandating young girls to get the hpv vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. she talked to a distraught mother and told her that her daughter became mentally retarded, her words after getting vaccine. was she justified and what does it mean? we are back with our power panel so she has gone back a little bit on her words now she was just repeating what one of constituents had said to her. >> i applaud for her going after perry in the debate because i

don't believe in those mandates. it's horrible to say to a 12-year-old girl, you must have that. >> and giving them a choice? >> perry tried to mandate in the state of texas but he backed off of that. he definitely tried to do that. so applaud her for doing that but bachmann, but the mental retardation comment. >> everything you say, every look you make in a presidential debate gets magnified a million times. when you are a candidate for president, everything has to go through things. >> anyone that is running office needs to be held accountable for statements they make. what we don't politicians is going to make unsubstantiated claims. we don't want that. >> and she has two different doctors and challenging her to

come up with proof for that statement. >> she has made a few other statements. she really has to weigh in and hone and clean up her act. >> she is not the only one. >> if she had stayed with, your point is well made, if she had stayed with the one point about the mandated versus choice with the vaccine with perry. that would have been a great point to make but she went off the ledge with the other comment. >> obama said our unemployment is caused by atm machines. >> i find that to be utterly ridiculous. >> my obama. >> and american's favorite white house crashing couple are back in the headlines. could the latest scandal for them mean the end of the line for the headline grabbing pair.

they, of course, became famous for crashing the white house and then they were ultimately on the reality show. >> one season that was cancelled. >> they had their 15 minutes and it's over. >> we worked with couples, beware of a new child, trip to europe or we can add a need for celebrity action. clearly had this is going to impact them. >> i need to explain the reason they are back in headlines, she has run off with the lead singer of journey or the guitar player sorry. you know the story better than i do. she ran off with the guitar player and the husband thought she was kidnapped. it's very bizarre story. >> we have to give back to these people. >> can we all do a big eye roll at the same time?

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brand new revelations about the obama white house and dealings with troubled green energy companies. this is the political scandal widens over billions of your tax dollars and could freedom be coming within hours for two american hikers held captive in iran for more than two years or is it yet just more false hope from tehran. >> greg: libyan rebels closing in on muammar qaddafi's hometown. could the allusive strong man be hiding out there somewhere? we will get a live report from tripoli. captions by closed captioning services let let fox news alert. the death toll rising to 9 at a popular air show. we must warn you you may find the following disturbing.

thousands watching in who are ross as a grandstand. stunt pilot and six on the ground, two others dying at area hospitals. casey stegall is live for us gave an update to us a short time ago. casey? >> yeah, heather. tell us 15 people remain in critical condition at this hour. multiple peck tators at this event capturing images of the plane going down 4:30 yesterday afternoon. it slammed into the ground and virtually disintegrating sending debris flying into dozens of people. eyewitnesses say it all happened so fast there wasn't even time to run from the grandstands. >> when galloping ghost was

coming right about here, it started wobbling, something must have broke. i don't know if it broke or what. it started wobbling. and it came up and he started heading towards the stands. >> 74-year-old jimmy lee ward was piloting that vintage world warplane. he has been racing since 1975 and was an accomplished hollywood stunt pilot. leeward lived in florida. the national championship air races in reno have been held for the last 47 years. people from all over the world really come to attend this event. and in that time, officials say 20 different pilots have been killed in various accidents. but this is the first time spectators have ever been harmed. now, of course, the future of this whole event is in question as the ntsb, the national transportation safety board is on the scene combing through the wreckage, trying to figure out what went so terribly wrong here yesterday, heather.

>> really really horrible. thank you so much. casey stegall reporting live for us from reno. >> greg: we are getting word of another plane crash hours ago involving a world war ii era plane t-28 plane going down air show in west virginia. according to the state's national guard. the pilot was killed in that crash. we're told he was the only fatality. there you see the plume of smoke as it struck the ground. the accident happening in martinsburg, the plane was performing during an air show. it's called the thunder over the blue ridge air show. so, are these air shows and air races safe? in just a few minutes we will be talking to a veteran air show and air race pilot who has flown in that reno national championship event with all those fatalityings yesterday, we will get her personal take on issue that. stay tuned. >> another top fundraiser for president obama reportedly implicated in that loan program

that gave billions of dollars to a now defungted solar company. "l.a. times" reporting that steve spinner helped monitor the energy department's issuance of 2 a billion dollars in government loans guarantees to so len dra. this comes amid revelations that one of the investors was billionaire george kaiser, a major obama fundraiser whose numerous visits to the white house are now, of course, under scrutiny. here is former presidential advisor and deputy chief of staff karl rove on fox earlier today. >> i think it was blindness. people are saying and they are -- >> -- corrupt. >> you know, george kaiser, you know, obviously had some influence. he is in and out of the white house 17 times. >> is he their biggest investor. from oklahoma. and the question is was he there to push solyndra? if so, that was a stupid mistake by the white house to allow somebody to make a special pleading inside the white house on behalf one of these grants. inside the white house you want

these decisions to be made outside the white house at the agencies by people who have the ability and the time and the energy and the expertise to make them. >> in addition to a house investigation, two california lawmakers are calling for a probe of a state tax break granted to solyndra. the solyndra mess not the only big headache for the white house. a top republican is calling for an investigation into claims that the white house pressured a general to change his congressional testimony about a wireless company tied to a top democratic donor. doug mckelway is in washington with the latest on that. >> congressional republicans want to know why the broad band internet company light squared with very close political connections to the white house was granted with a waiver from the fcc last january to construct a satellite based broad band service despite concerns it could disrupted important communications including g.p.s.' systems. troop movement and more. congressional republicans say that an air force general was urged by the white house to down play that disruption in his

written testimony to a congressional committee. >> that type of attempt to buy us testimony that goes straight to the issue of the heart of our national security is certainly of grave concern. >> further raising republican suspicions light square's biggest investor phil gives a lot of money to the democratic party. president obama has a as a u.s. senator invested money in light square donald's gibbs who serves as u.s. ambassador to south africa had a 500 billion-dollar investment in light squared. shelton did not directly state that he changed his white testiy under white house pressure. >> i don't know that it's totally accurate to say there were no concerns. i think this was a very different 'business plan that was put forward and i do believe we were caught a bit off guard. january, february, time frame this year is when we really started to get concerned.

>> in a statement, the white house said, quoting, there was no attempt to influence the testimony beyond its consistency with the administration, end quote. light squared believes it is the victim of political pressure of its own. it says that it was denied a chance to speak at thursday's hearing. it's accusing the g.p.s. industry of using partisan politics to kill the competition. heather? >> all right. thank you very much, doug mckelway reporting for us. we do want to clarify at the beginning we were talking about the $25 billion in government loan guarantees that went to energy companies along with companies like solyndra that was in 2008. >> greg: two american hikers jailed in iran for more than two years could be a step closer to freedom. the country's foreign minister said the countries are willing, quote, unquote, in the near future to commute the prison sentences for shane bower and josh fattal did not give any clear indication on when the two men could be released. the latest word out of iran comes just as international

efforts intensify to see a 1 million bail for freedom deal for the americans. >> new reports from the front lines in libya. rebel fighters are plotting their next move after suffering a major setback in the qaddafi strong hold of walid. after being driven back after fierce resistance. david piper joins us from tripoli with the very latest. hi, david. >> hi, heather, yes, there is street-to-street fighting now in qaddafi's hometown of sirte. but the qaddafi followers there are putting up a stiff resistance. the rebels are being held back by experienced snipers following from mosques, and other high rise buildings. they are also laying down a deadly barrage of more mortars against the rebels. casualties are mounting though. we understand there was one attack on a rebel convoy by

qaddafi forces firing rpg's into that. several wounded in that incident. qaddafi's spokesman ibrahim speaking by phone on syrian based tv says there was no chance of the rebels taking that city there was also reports earlier today that one of qaddafi's sons was seen in qaddafi's hometown shortly before the latest operation by the rebels. residence of the town have been streaming out of there during the lull in the fighting in sirte. at another qaddafi strong hold, bani wall lead south of tripoli, rebels have been struggling to take that town, also. they have now been beaten back, i understand and they are regrouping on the outskirts of that town. at this time they are also exchanging mortar and missile fire but we don't really know if

the rebels are preparing for a fresh offensive perhaps tomorrow. they are also pushing further south now to a town called sabba. in the deep south of libya or in the desert. we understand they have taken one air base north of that city, but they are trying to secure that area, they say, before pushing on. back to you, heather. >> david piper, streaming live for us from tripoli, thank you. gregg gregg a fast moving grass fire now threatening a high school in north texas. that fire now covering a whole lot of ground, bringing the naples flames closer to the campus it gave students teaming up in fire crews grabbing fire extinguishers to put it out. >> try to stop this fire before it spreads anywhere else. trying to help out before it spreads to these buildings and burns them down. >> it's a tiring job. [inaudible] down to 100 degrees most of the day.

so, you know, that makes it a little better. >> not helping matters very strong winds on the way. meteorologist maria molina live in the fox extreme weather center. >> some of those wind gusts qui could see today are from thunderstorms. while it sounds like good thing to get some rain over an area that really needs to see it because we have a drought currently ongoing for months. the bad part these storms is the wind gusts that could aggravate and help spread some of those fires as well as dangerous lightning which would respark new fires. that's what we're looking at today. strong storms moving through portions of the u.s. one tornado watch and one severe thunderstorm watch stretching from southern parts of kansas down to northern parts of texas. most of these watches mean that conscious are favorable to see severe storms fire up in these areas. that is something we are looking at. both in effect until 11:00 p.m. central time. there are thunderstorm warnings across portions of oklahoma and kansas as well. damaging wind gusts. main concerns are large hail and

damaging wind gusts. we can't rule out isolated tornadoes as well. there is currently a drought ongoing state of texas, oklahoma, entire state of texas is under some form of drought. we are going to get much needed rain from some of these thunderstorms. we are looking at as far as accumulation is a few inches of rain, some areas could actually see some localized flooding because of the amount of rain they are going to get in a very short period of time. as we take a look further off to the north heavier batches of rain will push off towards parts of arkansas and missouri and great lakes. something else we are looking at, gregg, very cool crossing parts of the northeast and carolinas. 57 will be tonight's low. 50's in new york city as well. a little bit below normal. normal to get into cooler weather into september, headed into fall. still not this cool this quick. gregg: crirm, cool and --

crisp, cool and beautiful. >> i haven't been in new york for the fall yet. i'm definitely enjoying it gregg: central park is gorgeous. >> crisp is a good word. another member of the kennedy family has died. kara. >> nascar is making a pit stop that's good for the environment.

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>> gregg: time for quick check of the headlines, federal investigators looking into what caused a pilot to lose control of vintage plane and crash into a nevada air show killing nine people on the ground and injuring dozens of others. kara kennedy has died at the age of 51. patrick kennedy, a former congressman says his sister died yesterday at a health club of apparent heart attack. eleanor mondale died at the age of 51. she had been battling brain cancer.

>> heather: now to the 2012 race for the white house. new poll finding that all may be not lost for president obama among so-called switchers. you have heard of these people, the americans who voted for him in 2008 but voted for republicans in the 2010 midterm. now the poll by the democratic group third way is what it is called show in the election were held today, 1 would vote for president obama while 25% would vote for the republican nominee. 59% say they they are still undecided. here now matt slap, former white house political director under president george w. bush and don goldberg form everywhere special assistant to president clinton and partner in the blue techs communications. thank you for joining us. >> great to be here. >> don, i will begin with you. our democrat on the panel. how concerned should president obama's team be with these

numbers? >> well, i think the poll numbers are very instructive that people he needs are on the fence. but i think the poll that really mattered this past week, which was not good news, was the special election in new york where a heavily democratic district sent a republican to congress. that is very troubling for this white house. >> matt, you say there is actually a two pronged problem here. >> oh, yeah. absolutely. i read the third memo that they published in conjunction with this poll. i can't find any good news for the president. put on top of that his flup numbers are 39%. 10 presidents who have sought a second term since world war ii, none of those presidents were successful if their popularity was under 48% and here you have presidents who pap later in the 30's. >> matt, what about that his

popularity rating when it comes to the economy even lower. how does he challenge that or overcome that? >> this is the issue that if you look into the fine print of this poll that the third way put out, even those swing voters, those voters that have voted for both republicans and and democrats in the last two elections, if you look at the issues they care the most about, they want to eliminate the deficit. make sure we don't raise taxes. they want to make sure that we reform entitlements and reign in the size of government. the problem for president obama is that these swing voters, to me, sound perilously close to him like tea party voters. >> don, what do you think about that? going back to the original poll that we looked at? 59%. what does the president need to do to swing those voters his way? you also just say that he should be concerned about the democratic base. >> right. i think the base is really is

his immediate problem. when you are 9% unemployment. there is just nothing you can spin on one that. i think what he needs to do is something dramatic, which i think is he trying to do in the jobs program to try to create jobs as quickly as he can. if he goes in the next year with no sign of improvement in the unemployment figures, it's not good. and i think the voters that are on the fence aren't necessarily going to vote in favor of a republican competitor. they are going to vote against a president who is overseeing such high unemployment when the economy is not turning around for him. there is not a lot good you can find in these poll numbers. >> don, did he set himself up to begin with with his platform in 2008 when he campaigned for hope and change? there was an article i read recently. byron york. he said the problem was that was just not concrete enough. so now he is having to deal with that and that's what we are seeing when it comes to these numbers and what he has been actually to create in terms of change. >> i think his campaign was a good one. it showed that in a way he got elected. his first two years were very

productive. there was a a lot accomplished throughout the first, you know, his first midterm. is he just now facing this very high unemployment. an economy that is really not the right direction. you know, he has accomplished a lot. i just think when you have that high of unemployment in a bad economy, i'm not sure there is a lot you can do other than try to get those jobs moving again. >> let's face it, bad policy makes for terrible politics. that's what the president's problem is. >> matt, what about that you? also talked about he has left his base, shaking relationships with everyone else. what happens next? >> the one thing the president has going for him is that there are a lot of americans that do view him as a fresh face. they don't blame him for all the problems out of washington. and that hinges upon the fact that his has been mostly free of scandal. and that's why these revelations that have come out this week with solyndra and the spending of stimulus money in a way that almost looks like earmarking for people that were political

supporters. if these revelations turn out to be true, they are incredibly damaging for the president. i think it would be the final nail in his coffin because he would lose that benefit of the doubt with so many voters out there. >> don, let's talk a little bit about that as we wrap up. $535 million to solyndra. how do you think that will effect the president's campaign for 2012? >> well, it's clearly a distraction right now on the jobs iciousz that is he trying to get out there. i think this will come and go quickly. i don't think anyone is going to find that he personally benefited in any meaningful way. i think what's going to be, you know, interesting is who he is facing in the republican, you know, side. the one thing you say about rick perry is he happens to take it through and be the nominee is that is a very stark difference in the approach to government between governor perry and president obama and i think that's going to be very telling for the american public. they are going to have to really choose side with those two candidates going at it? >> it is. it's going to come down to the economy and decisions there as well.

thank you so much. we appreciate your insight. thank you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> gregg: coming up: >> gregg: tragedy at the air race in reno, nevada. we will talk to a veteran air show pilot and get her take on what just happened. >> heather: and a controversial new book going inside the west wing, claiming that the white house is apparently a hostile work place and president obama has a real problem with women. we'll talk about that next. >> plus, gentlemen, recycle your engines. how you can get your hands on a piece of nascar history. >> and he rolls in to the area for the victory celebration. i can assure you -- men's 50+ ad. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus it supports heart health. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day men's.

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sphreg gregg back to top story. federal investigators at that air crash in reno, nevada.

a couple of hours ago we learned nine people killed and 50 others injured. some of them quite critically when a world war ii era plane went down. and then another air show crash today. this one in martinsburg, west virginia. here's the video where a pilot died when his world world 2 era plane crashed and burst into flames. you will see the plume of smoke. there it is. now, the tragedies in both reno and west virginia putting a spotlight once again on air show and air race safety. according to the issued national council of air shows, there are more than 325 air shows in the u.s. and canada every year drawing up to 12 million spectators. there have been three pilot fatalities at air shows this year. none in the three preceding years. and since 2002 there have been 26 air show deaths.

jackie was a pilot in the air show. thank you for being with us today. >> thanks for having me. >> i realize this in reno was an air race not an air show. but both have large audiences on the ground that are arguably at risk by what is a fairly dangerous activity if you eliminate the spectators on the ground you eliminate the potential harm on the ground. do you think these shows or races ought to be banned? >> >> absolutely not. i believe everyone involved in air racing or air shows acots country or the world. the farthest thing from our minds is doing something that is very, very dangerous. we spend an inordinate amount of time mitigating all the possible risks that we could possibly think of jackie these wings fly at speeds sometimes surpassing

500 miles per hour. i mean, just a fraction of a mistake can be catastrophic. doesn't that seem beyond just risky and maybe even, with all these spectators on the ground reckless? >> well, actually, keep in mind that the average person is not just going to show up at reno or to an air show and say i want to go race or be an air show pilot. there is a tremendous amount of skill involved in flying wing tip to wing tip. six classifications flying at reno in the races. they are flying at speeds of 140 some miles per hour up to the unlimits flying. faster they are flying yes the more risk involved. but the amount of skill that's involved is -- every single pilot racing throughout has a tremendous amount of skill. >> what about mechanical failure and apparently they are looking at it in this particular case. look, this was an extraordinary

pilot. 74 years old. he had been doing this for decades. weighs quite skilled by all accounts. but, you know, apparently part of his plane may have fallen off the tail section anelsd that led to these nine deaths and, you know, more than 50 injuries. in fact, i mean, here is an account of an eyewitness, quote. i saw body parts and gore like you wouldn't believe. i'm talking an arm, a leg, live people missing body parts. i'm not kidding you, it was gore. unbelievable gore. another witness said if the pilot hadn't pulled up at the last moment, it would have hit and taken out the entire bleacher section meaning hundreds could coo have died. this was a skilled experienced pilot. wouldn't this suggest that maybe this is a bad idea? >> well, again, we don't want to speculate. we do not know what happened, no one knows what happened at this point. we really need to wait until the investigators have done all of the work that they need to do.

that could take months yes, there is always risk involved in anything that we do. every air show race pilot. every air show pilot. they spend a tremendous amount of time training. we plan for things. we expect things to go wrong from time to time. we spend a tremendous amount of time preparing an and planning for that. >> somebody said to me what about auto races there is a difference. nowadays at nascar and indy you have large thick barriers to protect the spectators. that's not the case at air shows and air races. pilots certainly understand and accept the risk but do you think that innocent spectators on the ground fully appreciate the and accept the risk? >> well, i believe they do accept the risk if they cee airs go fast. they are there to see the different types of airplanes. it's very fun. it's very excited. they do want to see a fun,

exciting race. i do believe that everyone understands that what they are there to see is the excitement of the flying. i don't know that anyone is going to go to the races and say no, i don't think i want to do that? >> i wonder if there is false sense of security buy a ticket at a sponsored event. these people are obviously looking out for my welfare and taking measures to protect me yet, it's happening here and it could have been hundreds if not more than a thousand dead according to a reporter on the scene. jackie warner, i'm afraid we are out of time. thank you for being with us. i appreciate it? >> thank you. >> scathing new book goes behind the scenes of the obama white house. author of confidence men, wall street, washington could and education of a president claiming that the west wing is a hostile work environ. for women. and the president has a real woman problem. molly henneberg is live for us in washington with more on this. so, molly, who apparently said that it was a hostile place to

work? >> hi, heather, former white house communications director anita dunn. one of the president's inner circle or she used to be is quoted as saying, quote: looking back, this place would be in court for a hostile work place because it actually classic legal requirements for a genuinely hostile work place for women. this is according to ron us is skin's new book called confidence men, wall street, washington and the education of a president that comes out tuesday. dunn, however, disputed that statement yesterday to the "the washington post." and said she told suskind that it was not a hostile environment. he said some women in the white house pointed to former chief of staff rahm emanuel and summers the chair of the economic council as excluding them or running over them in meetings. heather? >> molly, how is the white house responding to all of this? >> there is apparently more in the book on infighting between the president's economic team over his economic policy as well

as more quotes about how high ranking women felt they were treated. in a statement today, a white house spokesman said, quote: books like these tend to take the normal day-to-day activities of governing and infuse them with drama, palace intrigue, and salacious details based on anonymous accounts. the spokesman also said the president's economic team executed president's decisions, quote, faithfully and tirelessly, and pointed to statements by women, such as anita dunn, saying that suskind's quotes are inaccurate. heather? >> heather: thanks. nascar going green. for years teams used to throw out parts before they were used up and worn-out. astossing them into landfills. they are getting a new lease on life. retail store is opening up shop, putting discarded items from nascar back on the road. el fabm our atlanta bureau. hi, elizabeth. >> hi, gregg. well the push to go green is not

only helping the environment but helping the millions of men and women who may have every day jobs but take to the tracks on their free time. '. >> nascar is revving up its engines for a new race these days. the race to go green. doug yates sells recycle race car parts in a warehouse near shearltd, north carolina. the majority of these gauges, gears and engines are practically new. some only used once in a nascar race. and, until now, the parts were thrown awayened ending up in landfills. >> we feel like we can recycle these parts, find new homes and it is important for today's environment to find homes for them and not just throw these things away so we can be environmentally friendly. >> good nus for the environment and race car drivers looking for a deal. >> we need to reuse these parts and good for everybody. it saves the team money. saves the environment, saves everything. >> what a find for weekend

warriors who understand why nascar teams need new parts. but, for them, used parts are good enough. >> of course they are going to use new stuff to prevent catastrophic failure, but as a budget racer so, to speak, we love to get our hands on that sort of stuff. >> other ways that nascar going green tracks many of them being powered by solar panels. for the first time they are now using ethanol blend powered by american farmers. >> gregg: what a great idea. elizabeth prann from north carolina. -- atlanta. >> thanks. >> gregg: why prosecutors say there is no way this was an accident. our legal panel will weigh in. >> i just shot my wife. >> you just shot your wife? >> i shot my wife.

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>> gregg: was it cold blooded murder or suicide. the atlanta jury hearing 911 call that a millionaire makes to police as his wife lies lifeless in a pool of blood at home. he now claims his wife diane killed herself. chilling words to dispatchers may paint a very different picture. take a listen. >> gregg: lis wiehl our legal analyst at fox attorney and former prosecutor david schwartz. least, he said it five times, "i shot my wife." kind of hard to now say accident, suicide. >> right. and that's of course what his defense lawyer is saying now. that's not what his words were on that 911 tape. that is what the jury is hearing obviously.

what did he say at that moment when she is lying dead? i don't think this was premeditated but i think those words argue very much in favor of the prosecution and second degree murder. >> gregg: tests show than the budget was firdz from a distance of 18 inches. kind of hard to kill yourself 18 inches away, isn't it? >> absolutely consistent with suicide. >> 18 inches? i shot my wife is consistent with the story in this case. the story is that there was a fight over the gun. that ward saw his wich taking the gun to herself and he tried to take the gun away. and then the gun went off. and that certainly could take place at 18 inches away and i shot my wife is not inconsistent with suicide. >> she was 5'7", i'm 5'7". i'm trying to think if i had the gun in my hand, there is no way my arm could be 18 inches away from my head or any other part of my body. it doesn't work logically.

>> if you are fighting over the gun and point it at yourself and is he trying to take the gun away. >> pulling it 18 inches, couldn't work that way. >> absolutely. >> no. >> gregg: then there is the motive. the victim was days away from giving a deposition in a lawsuit alleging her husband blew millions of dollars on a big house, expensive cars while his business was failing. lis, is that a motive. >> of course. his business was going down. he knew his wife was going to be in that deposition a couple days hence. >> saying something incriminating. >> that's where i get into the second degree not premeditated but fit of rage. had an argument about it. not going to do this. threatened her with it and got out of control. >> you are losing here. jump. >> in i'm not losing. you can find a motive anywhere. especial whether i a husband and a wife. you could find a motive on every single day. so now they came up with a financial motive. wow, that is original. that we have this financial motive. >> gregg: the defense, david, is claiming where she was drunk and depressed and suicidal.

why would a suicidal person make hours before all these plans with her friends on facebook. plans to get together. that doesn't sound like a depressed, suicidal person, does it? >> if that's what they are going to rely in this case. she is reconnecting with old friends. >> just before she dies. >> she isn't saying goodbye. talking to her daughter about wanting to have grandchildren and plans for the future. >> reconnecting all of a sudden within her old friends. >> tall about certain things. that may have been her way of saying goodbye. >> what about the way he reacts, too when he is in lockup and in the cell? >> yeah. we were showing a picture of him in the cell. he is apparently calling people and kind of giving various stories all the time he is being recorded. but maybe the most incriminating and you tell me, lis, as a prosecutor, if this is incriminating. days after the shooting is he cracking jokes, laughing and dancing while in jail. do innocently people wrongfully accused do that? >> no. you are horror stricken. even if it was an accident.

i shot her. you are not dancing. feeling horrible. you are expressing that regret. and i mean, you have just lost your we. you are not dancing. talking about going out to bars and all of the new freedom that he had. come on. >> does this look like a grief-stricken man. >> no playbook to grief. and you can't. >> this ain't in the playbook, trust me. >> you can't analyze beforehand and after during that 911 call. and, lis, you know you have the burden of proof in this case yard. >> we have just gone through in the last five minutes all of these pieces of evidence that the prosecution is going to not just one thing. it's not just one smoking gun, pardon the pun. all of these things. >> gregg: you know what's interesting there were no fingerprints on the weapon. gee that's strange. >> not strange. it's very hard to take fingerprints off of a gun. >> very rarely do you get fingerprints off a gun. greg.

>> gregg: big .357 magnum. >> ridges in the gun. very rarely do you have fingerprints on a gun. >> you at least get partial prints. you may not get a perfect print. >> most. >> gregg: smart to go for second degree instead of first. >> very smart. fight. motive, fit of rage. >> gregg: fight over the gun, not premeditated. >> north premeditated. >> gregg: lis wiehl david schwartz. hope your voice gets better. good to see you, ls. judge jeanine pirro takes up the murder trial tonight with justice on judge janine. >> she has the person apparently that was with the woman right before she died. an exclusive with her. >> gregg: the woman who talked to the victim just before the victim died. all right. heather? >> heather: gregg, could we see another serious third party candidate run for the white house next year echoing the days of ross perot? remember him? well, america speaks out. up next, stay tuned.

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>> gregg: past few weeks g.o.p. candidate governor rick perry of texas has inched ahead of

president obama in the rasmussen polls. now in the latest rasmussen polling president obama is seven points ahead of perry. meanwhile after dropping behind for a few weeks. former massachusetts governor mitt romney is back behind president obama. i'm getting whiplash going back and forth who is ahead. how do you account for that? these numbers will continue to bounce around. mitt romney was a frontrunner. he got beat up by some of his colleagues no those debates. numbers are down as people get to know him. got to remember only one out of four republicans are set on who they are going to vote for just yet. more debates are coming. if governor perry dog does better, his numbers are going to improve. the key to watch is president obama's numbers. he won because the majority of americans were ready to vote against george w. bush and that bush administration regardless of whether hillary clinton or barack obama was on the ticket

for the democrats right now the president's numbers looking weak. >> is 2012 the year for the third party candidate. >> 27% say yeah this would a great time to have a third party candidate. among all voters they say if we have to have a third party candidate 44% would like someone who proposes less federal spending than either the republicans or president obama. 11% would like to see someone who proposes more spending than both. 29% want more of a centrist candidate. among those who say that we need a third party candidate they are even more inclined towards a missally conservative approach. what is the likelihood that a third party candidate could find? you polled people on that. >> one out of six people say it's very likely.

i think we're trying to gain the system out and talk about what might happen. how might this work. really what this reflects is perhaps a belief on some that the republicans and the democrats might not be able to figure out a way to clean up the mess they have made. if they don't, something is going to have to change. >> heather: i want to know who people think that third party candidate should be. ask that question next time. move on to money issues now, scott. in terms of american debt, how do people see their households now? >> well, actually people are saying that they owe less than they did a year ago. people are trying to find ways to cut back. but overall people are in the move to retrench on spending because 65% say the economy is getting worse. 53% say their own finances are getting worse. and those debt burdens just become ongoing problem in that situation. >> gregg: doesn't look like it's going to ease up any time soon. scott rasmussen, always great talking to you. thanks for the polling data. good to see you. >> thanks.

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